Egongyan Bridge

Egongyan Bridge

鹅公岩大桥
Coordinates29°30′N 106°30′E / 29.5°N 106.5°E / 29.5; 106.5
Carries8 lanes of Longteng Avenue
CrossesYangtze River
LocaleChongqing, China
Characteristics
DesignSuspension Bridge
Total length1,420 metres (4,660 ft)
Longest span600 metres (2,000 ft)
History
Opened2000
Location
Map
Egongyan Bridge
Traditional Chinese鵝公岩大橋
Simplified Chinese鹅公岩大桥

The Egongyan Bridge is a suspension bridge which crosses the Yangtze River in Chongqing, China. Completed in 2000, it has a main span of 600 metres (2,000 ft).[1] The connects Nan'an District east of the Yangtze River with Jiulongpo District to the west. Originally, the bridge was built with to be six lanes wide with a pedestrian walkway on each side but was expanded to eight lanes in 2013.[2] The expansion removed the walkways. Pedestrian connectivity was restored in 2019 with the opening of the Egongyan Rail Transit Bridge upstream which has a pedestrian walkway.

See also

External links

  • Photograph of Egongyan Bridge Archived 22 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  • Photograph of the bridge at night
  • Photos and location from Panoramio

References

  1. ^ "Egongyan Bridge". Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ "鹅公岩大桥10日起大修 拆人行道变八车道_新浪重庆新闻_新浪重庆". cq.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 30 December 2019.


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